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Bowden, Alberta

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Country
  
Canada

Census division
  
8

Time zone
  
MST (UTC-7)

Area
  
2.73 km²

Population
  
1,240 (2016)

Area code
  
Area code 403

Region
  
Central Alberta

Municipal district
  
Red Deer County

Postal code span
  
T4E

Elevation
  
991 m

Province
  
Alberta

Local time
  
Friday 3:56 AM

Bowden, Alberta

Weather
  
-7°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 72% Humidity

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Bowden /ˈbdən/ is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Red Deer County on the Queen Elizabeth II Highway, approximately 45 km (28 mi) south of Red Deer.

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Map of Bowden, AB, Canada

The community takes its name from Bowdon, Greater Manchester, in England.

Geography

Nearby communities include Innisfail to the north, Caroline to the west, Huxley to the east and Olds to the south.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Bowden recorded a population of 1,240 living in 524 of its 581 total private dwellings, a 3000900000000000000♠−0.1% change from its 2011 population of 1,241. With a land area of 2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi), it had a population density of 442.9/km2 (1,147.0/sq mi) in 2016.

In the 2011 Census, the Town of Bowden had a population of 1,241 living in 518 of its 545 total dwellings, a 2.6% change from its 2006 adjusted population of 1,210. With a land area of 2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi), it had a population density of 454.6/km2 (1,177.4/sq mi) in 2011.

The population of the Town of Bowden according to its 2009 municipal census is 1,236.

Attractions

Bowden has a nine-hole golf course with a fully licensed clubhouse.

Notable people

  • Neil MacGonigill, music manager and producer, was raised in Bowden
  • References

    Bowden, Alberta Wikipedia